Hawkeye Loan & Brokerage Co. v. City of Marion
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Gourt. — Hon. William G. Thompson, Judge. Action at la.w to recover back an amount paid by plaintiff as a special assessment for a sidewalk laid in front of property on which it held a treasurer’s tax certificate. The defendant filed answer to the petition, and thereupon plaintiff moved for judgment in its favor on tke pleadings as -they then stood. The trial court sustained the motion, and ordered judgment for plaintiff as prayed. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemee, J.
*4701 *4712 3 *4724 *469Assuming that the practice in this case is proper when the answer admits'the material allegations of the petition and does not contain an affirmative defense^ we have to inquire whether the record discloses such a state of facts. Plaintiff alleges that certain property in the city of Marion was sold for taxes for the year 1895 j that it purchased the same, and that a certificate was issued to it therefor, and that it is still the owner of said certificate; that thereafter a special tax was levied against the property for sidewalk purposes; that the act of the auditor of Linn county in…
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- Lindsey v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Newcomb v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
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